How can I stay warm tonight?

Question

I'm going to stay out in a field tonight. I can't really take much stuff with me; I can only take a rucksack. What can I put in to keep me warm cos I can hardly put a blanket and pillows etc into it can I? Shall I just wear loads of layers like 2 pairs of trousers and wear coats/jumpers, and try to squeeze a blanket in? What do you think?

Answer 1

i would wear layers a war coat use a coat and cloth for a matres to sleep on because the grass can get wet and bamp

Answer 2

Wear a hat. If you don't have one, improvise.  Once I got caught overnight in my car and put my underpants on my head.

You lose more heat through your head than anywhere else.

Answer 3

You should definetely try and wear layers anyway....and it would be smart to slip a blanket (doesnt have to be big) into your rucksack!

Answer 4

Dont wear lots of layers as all you will do is sweat and then get colder!!

Just use a thin layer of clothing and your sleeping bag and you will be OK. Dont put your head in thesleeping bag either as this will have the same effect as sweat.

Answer 5

How about some thermal clothing, long underwear, lots of layers, take a polartec or fleece blanket. You really need a sleeping bag!  

Answer 6

If I was you I would wear like lots and lots of layers!!! And cuddle with a girlfriend!!  

Answer 7

sleeping bag lol only 20 quid and can stand temperatures minus 25 degree C

Answer 8

Ask a Lad to come with you ;)

Answer 9

take some beer cans with you :) or alternatively you can also have some dry furits with you which can keep you warm :)

Answer 10

hot water bottle

Answer 11

What are you doing that you cannot properly prepare for a cold night on the ground? - Yes do try to take a blanket to put between you and the cold/wet ground and yes wear layers.  

Answer 12

1)try to bring thermals they work well,

2)pack a spring up tent, they keep surprisingly warm....

3)bring a sleeping bag, they roll up really small and will defiantly keep you warm, and can just be strapped to the top of the rucksack

Answer 13

Firstly, it doesn't really sound as though you have much experience with sleeping in the great outdoors.  Follow my tips and pack everything I tell you to, and you'll be fine.  :)  This is a bit long-winded, but you'll at least learn something you can use!

CAMPING 101

The easiest thing I could tell you would be to pack a tent, sleeping bag, and a pillow, and YES, you can carry those on a backpack.  You just have to know how.  You'll need bungee cords (preferable), or some sort of string or twine.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TENT:  Bring at least two largish tarps (three is better), a roll of twine or string, and a roll of duct tape.  If you don't have tarps, bring a whole shitload of plastic bin liners. Like, make off with the box.  NOTE:  You need to be near two rather close trees to make this work properly.

Find a patch of ground that is slightly raised in comparison to the rest - a number one camping rule is that you never make your bed in a hollow, unless you like going for a freezing cold midnight swim.

- Duct-tape two of the tarps together lengthwise to make one really big tarp, or tape about eight garbage bags together.

- Tie one end of the twine to one tree, run it under the join of the tarps (or the middle of your liner-sheet), and tie it to the other tree.  Don't make it too high; the peak of your tent should be maybe three feet off the ground.

- Put the other tarp underneath.

- Weigh down the edges of the 'roof' with rocks.  Pine needles, grass, and soil can provide a little bit of insulation, and will stop the wind from coming in under the edges of your 'tent.'

- Fold the open corners around one of the trees, or, if it's too far away, tape the end shut and weigh it down as well.  Leave the other end open for use as a door.  Tada!  Insta-makeshift-tent.  :)

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SLEEPING BAG: A few blankets will do just fine.  Make sure they're fleece or quilted.  Roll them just like you would a sleeping bag, and put inside two plastic bags.

- Roll your pillow and extra bedstuffs into your sleeping bag.  Unless your pack gets soaked, they'll stay dry.  Put them inside garbage bags and tie tightly for transport.

- Find the biggest and sturdiest pack you can (I'm not sure if you have an actual rucksack or are referring to a schoolkid's backpack)

- Line your pack with two bin liners.  Two is much better than one because it'll be less likely to tear.

- ROLL all of your clothing as tightly as possible.  You'll fit a helluva lot more in.  Shove it into the bottom of your pack inside the plastic bags, with what you'll be needing last in the morning on the bottom.  This means you really don't want to pack your toothbrush, toilet paper, etc., under everything else.

- Once everything is in, fold the bin liners over carefully so that nothing is directly exposed.

- Run the twine or bungee cords under the top flap or the shoulder straps of the pack.  Put the tent or sleeping bag on top, and then stretch or loop each end of the bungee or twine around the ends of the tent or sleeping bag and hook or tie it to itself.  This will probably be easier to do if the pack is lying down.

- Then, depending on what you put on top, put the other on the front of the pack, right underneath the previous item - loop the bungee or twine the same way, but through the bungee or twine on the top item.  You could also tie a strap through the bungee or twine on this around the pack so it stays put better.

- This will probably feel oddly weighted, but it's better that the weight be on the top rather than the bottom - the latter can damage your back.

Contrary to popular belief, the fewer clothes you wear to bed, the warmer you'll be.  This is because there aren't any layers of clothing for your body heat to work through and warm up before it starts bouncing off the covers back at you.  Also, if you wear clothes to bed, there's not nearly as much room for the air to circulate. and be trapped.  If you're in a position to sleep in the buff, I'd recommend it.  If not, as close to it as you can get.

If you have any further questions, feel fre to e-mail me.  :)

Good grief, what a long post.  O_o

Answer 14

Take a couple of plastic bin bags, it's going to rain!

When you're wet you really feel cold.